2021–22 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
men's ice hockey season
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ConferenceNCHC
Home iceAMSOIL Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#10
USA Today#10
Record
Overall17–15–4
Conference10–10–4
Home10–7–2
Road7–8–2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachScott Sandelin
Assistant CoachesDerek Plante

Captain(s)Noah Cates
Alternate captain(s)Louie Roehl
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey season is the 78th season of play for the program. They represent the University of Minnesota Duluth in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 9th season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The Bulldogs are coached by Scott Sandelin, in his 22nd season, and play their home games at AMSOIL Arena.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Matthew Cairns Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Rochester Americans)
Cole Koepke Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Brady Meyer Forward  United States Left Program (retired)
Nick Swaney Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Minnesota Wild)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Will Francis Defenseman  United States 20 Saint Paul, MN; selected 163rd overall in 2019
Owen Gallatin Defenseman  United States 19 Hugo, MN
Casey Gilling Forward  United States 23 Gaylord, MI; graduate transfer from Miami
Dominic James Forward  United States 19 Plymouth, MI
Kyler Kleven Forward  United States 20 Moorhead, MN
Carter Loney Forward  United States 19 Columbus, OH

Roster[]

As of August 19, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Minnesota Darian Gotz Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2000-10-19 Hermantown, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
3 Minnesota Matt Anderson Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-04-11 Shakopee, Minnesota Holy Family (USHS–MN) —
5 Minnesota Wyatt Kaiser Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2002-07-31 Ham Lake, Minnesota Andover (USHS–MN) CHI, 81st overall 2020
6 Minnesota Louie Roehl (A) Graduate D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-09 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
7 Minnesota Blake Biondi Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2002-04-24 Hermantown, Minnesota Hermantown (USHS–MN) MTL, 109th overall 2020
8 Iowa Hunter Lellig Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-02-08 Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo (USHL) —
10 Minnesota Kobe Roth Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-01-11 Warroad, Minnesota Des Moines (USHL) —
11 Minnesota Koby Bender Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-07-15 Cloquet, Minnesota Muskegon (USHL) —
12 Minnesota Ben Almquist Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-10-01 Victoria, Minnesota Austin (NAHL) —
13 Alberta Tanner Laderoute Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-06-04 Edmonton, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) —
15 Alberta Quinn Olson Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-05-09 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) BOS, 92nd overall 2019
16 Minnesota Luke Loheit Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-26 Minnetonka, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL) OTT, 194th overall 2018
17 Michigan Dominic James Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 2002-07-03 Plymouth, Michigan Lincoln (USHL) —
18 Minnesota Jesse Jacques Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-09-10 Hermantown, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL) —
19 Minnesota Jarrett Lee Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1999-06-04 Hibbing, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL) —
20 Minnesota Owen Gallatin Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 2002-06-17 White Bear Lake, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
21 Minnesota Noah Cates (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-05 Stillwater, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) PHI, 137th overall 2017
22 Minnesota Kyler Kleven Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-10-12 Moorhead, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
23 Minnesota Will Francis Freshman D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 2000-11-16 St. Paul, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) ANA, 163rd overall 2019
24 Idaho Luke Mylymok Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2001-09-29 Boise, Idaho Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
25 Minnesota Connor Kelley Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-01-30 Maple Grove, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 204th overall 2021
27 California Jake Rosenbaum Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-03-28 Trabuco Canyon, California Minot (NAHL) —
33 Ohio Carter Loney Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2002-08-02 Columbus, Ohio Sioux City (USHL) —
35 Minnesota Zach Stejskal Sophomore G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-12-20 Cohasset, Minnesota Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL) —
36 Ontario Ben Patt Senior (RS) G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-05-19 Brampton, Ontario Notre Dame (SJHL) —
37 Michigan Casey Gilling Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-03-25 Gaylord, Michigan Miami (NCHC) —
39 Ontario Ryan Fanti Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-10-03 Thunder Bay, Ontario Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —

Standings[]

2021–22 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 North Dakota 21 15 5 1 0 1 1 48 67 48 32 20 11 1 101 83
#3 Denver 21 15 6 0 1 0 0 44 83 51 31 22 8 1 137 78
#7 Western Michigan 21 12 8 1 1 0 1 37 44 60 30 20 9 1 113 78
#10 Minnesota Duluth 21 9 8 4 0 1 2 34 58 48 33 16 13 4 88 78
#19 Omaha 21 10 11 0 2 0 0 28 55 63 33 20 13 0 107 82
#9 St. Cloud State 20 7 9 4 1 1 0 26 70 63 30 15 11 4 110 77
Colorado College 20 6 13 1 2 1 0 18 43 67 30 9 18 3 72 92
Miami 21 14 3 17 1 0 3 14 47 97 31 6 23 2 84 135
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 25, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 3 1:00 PM at #11 Wisconsin* #6 Kohl Center • Madison, WI (Exhibition)     W 4–2   
Regular Season
October 8 7:07 PM at #15 Bemidji State* #5 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Stejskal W 4–2  3,436 1–0–0
October 9 7:07 PM vs. #15 Bemidji State* #5 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota My9 Fanti W 2–1  5,374 2–0–0
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 15 7:35 PM vs. #3 Michigan* #5 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Semifinal)   Stejskal L 1–5  5,940 2–1–0
October 16 7:37 PM vs. #10 Providence* #5 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Consolation)   Fanti W 3–2  5,738 3–1–0
Regular Season
October 22 7:00 PM at #4 Minnesota* #5 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota BSN Fanti W 5–3  9,016 4–1–0
October 23 7:07 PM vs. #4 Minnesota* #5 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti W 2–1  7,596 5–1–0
November 5 6:05 PM at #10 Western Michigan #4 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Fanti L 3–4  3,569 5–2–0 (0–1–0)
November 6 6:05 PM at #10 Western Michigan #4 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Fanti W 3–0  3,781 6–2–0 (1–1–0)
November 12 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College #4 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota ATTRM Fanti W 5–0  5,985 7–2–0 (2–1–0)
November 13 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College #4 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti T 0–0 SOW 6,435 7–2–1 (2–1–1)
November 19 7:07 PM at #6 North Dakota #4 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Fanti W 4–1  11,686 8–2–1 (3–1–1)
November 20 6:07 PM at #6 North Dakota #4 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Fanti L 1–2  11,858 8–3–1 (3–2–1)
November 26 7:07 PM vs. Alaska* #2 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti W 5–1  5,012 9–3–1
November 27 7:07 PM vs. Alaska* #2 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti W 1–0 OT 4,786 10–3–1
December 3 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan* #1 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Patt L 4–5  2,960 10–4–1
December 4 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan* #1 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Patt L 2–5  3,414 10–5–1
December 10 7:07 PM vs. #11 Denver #5 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti L 0–5  5,492 10–6–1 (3–3–1)
December 11 7:07 PM vs. #11 Denver #5 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti W 6–2  5,558 11–6–1 (4–3–1)
December 30 7:07 PM at #1 Minnesota State* #6 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 Fanti L 1–2 OT 5,117 11–7–1
January 1 7:07 PM vs. #1 Minnesota State* #6 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota My9 Fanti L 0–3  5,878 11–8–1
January 14 7:07 PM vs. Miami #7 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti W 4–1  5,324 12–8–1 (5–3–1)
January 15 7:07 PM vs. Miami #7 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti T 2–2 SOL 5,827 12–8–2 (5–3–2)
January 21 7:07 PM at #16 Omaha #7 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Fanti W 5–1  4,348 13–8–2 (6–3–2)
January 22 6:07 PM at #16 Omaha #7 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Fanti L 1–5  4,702 13–9–2 (6–4–2)
January 28 7:07 PM vs. #3 Western Michigan #7 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti W 5–4  5,479 14–9–2 (7–4–2)
January 29 7:07 PM vs. #3 Western Michigan #7 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti L 2–3 OT 6,296 14–10–2 (7–5–2)
February 8 6:00 PM at #10 St. Cloud State #6 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Fanti T 2–2 SOL 3,842 14–10–3 (7–5–3)
February 11 8:00 PM at #3 Denver #6 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Fanti L 3–5  5,572 14–11–3 (7–6–3)
February 12 7:00 PM at #3 Denver #6 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Stejskal W 3–2  5,984 15–11–3 (8–6–3)
February 18 8:00 PM vs. #9 North Dakota #7 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota CBSSN Fanti L 3–4  6,453 15–12–3 (8–7–3)
February 19 7:07 PM vs. #9 North Dakota #7 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Stejskal L 2–3  7,206 15–13–3 (8–8–3)
February 22 6:00 PM at #11 St. Cloud State #8 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Fanti T 1–1 SOW 4,230 15–13–4 (8–8–4)
February 25 6:00 PM at Miami #8 Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Fanti W 3–1  2,756 16–13–4 (9–8–4)
February 26 4:00 PM at Miami #8 Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Fanti L 0–4  2,862 16–14–4 (9–9–4)
March 4 7:30 PM vs. #10 St. Cloud State #11 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota CBSSN Fanti W 3–2  5,582 17–14–4 (10–9–4)
March 5 7:07 PM vs. #10 St. Cloud State #11 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Fanti L 0–2  5,791 17–15–4 (10–10–4)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source: [2]

Scoring statistics[]

Goaltending statistics[]

Rankings[]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com 6 (1) 5 5 (1) 5 4 (3) 4 (3) 4 (1) 4 2 (5) 1 (33) 5 (1) 6 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 8
USA Today 6 5 5 5 4 (5) 3 (2) 4 (1) 4 (2) 2 (3) 1 (22) 5 (3) 5 8 7 7 7 7 6 7 9

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References[]

  1. ^ "2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster". University of Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Duluth 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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